# The Employment and Support Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional and Savings Provision) Regulations 2017, Regulation 7: Amendments to the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008


(1) The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2008 are amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in the definition for “main phase employment and support allowance” after “Act” insert “or where the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group”;
(b) in the appropriate place insert—
““member of the work-related activity group” means a claimant who has or is treated as having limited capability for work under Part 5 of these Regulations other than by virtue of regulation 30 of these Regulations;”.
(3) In paragraph (1B) of regulation 7 (circumstances where the condition that the assessment phase has ended before entitlement to the support component arises does not apply)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (a)(i) after “2(2) or 4(4) of the Act” insert “or the claimant was a member of the work-related activity group”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (d)(i) after “2(2) or 4(4) of the Act” insert “or the claimant was a member of the work-related activity group”.
(4) In column (1) of paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 4 (amounts)—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a) after “2(2) or 4(4) of the Act” insert “or who is a member of the work-related activity group”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2)(a) after “4(4) of the Act” insert “or who is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act”;
(c) in sub-paragraph (3)(c), (f) and (g) after “4(4) of the Act” insert “or the claimant is a member of the work-related activity group and satisfies the conditions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/581/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-miscellaneous-amendments-and-transitional-and-savings-provision-regulations-2017/regulation-7
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